Arrow actuated clicker for archery bow



May 13, 1969 'M. w. PECK ARROW ACTUATED CLICKER FDR ARCHERY BOW Filed Feb. 15, 1967 INVENTOR MAYNARD W. PECK ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,443,558 ARROW ACTUATED CLICKER FOR ARCHERY BOW Maynard W. Peck, 326 N. Washington St., Janesville, Wis. 53545 Filed Feb. 15, 1967, Ser. No. 616,367 Int. Cl. F41b /00 U.S. Cl. 124-24 3 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A device secured in the shooting window in a hunting bow and having a spring tensioned, depending trigger arm maintained in a lower cocked position while a broadhead hunting arrow is being drawn in the bow, said trigger arm being tripped by the head of the hunting arrow as the arrow reaches full draw whereby the movement of the trigger arm produces an audible click indicating that the arrow has reached full draw for release.

Background of the invention This invention relates to archery clickers and more particularly to archery clickers for use with broadhead hunting arrows. The clicker is a device for checking the draw of an arrow, that is, it tells the archer when an arrow has been fully drawn, thus, assuring that each arrow will be drawn back exactly the same distance for each shot. Uniform draw for each shot is, of course, especially important at longer distances where a minute variance in the length of the draw will have a very substantial effect on the cast of the arrow. Clickers have achieved widespread use in the target archery field because of the beneficial effect in preventing flinching, and underdrawing and assuring uniform draw for each shot.

Basically, the known clickers for use with target arrows comprise a simple spring steel clicker arm attached at its upper end to the side of the shooting window of the archery bow. The lower end of the clicker arm extends downwardly adjacent the arrow rest and is flexed outwardly slightly to engage the side of the arrow opposite the how. The arm remains engaged against the outside of the arrow as the arrow is being drawn, until the tip of the arrow is drawn rearwardly past the clicker arm whereupon the arm snaps back against the side of the bow to produce an audible click. This tells the archer that the arrow has been drawn the proper distance and should be released.

In actual practice, many of the experts employ the known target clicker not only as a draw check, but also as a mental triggering device by training to release the arrow immediately upon hearing the click. Since the archer does not know exactly when the click will occur, he does not anticipate reaching full draw and, thus, prevents flinching which is a common fault among archers.

Summary of the invention It has long been realized that a clicker would also be extremely useful for the bow hunter, and especially for the bow hunter who has become dependent on the known clicker through its use in target archery. However, the

known target clickers are not suitable for use with hunting arrows, because the clicker arm thereof cannot slide past the broadhead tip used for hunting arrows. Thus, the broadhead tip of the hunting arrow would engage the clicker arm and prevent the arrow from reaching full draw, as well as prevent the arrow from sliding past the clicker arm as required with the known target clickers.

Accordingly, an object of my invention is to provide a new archery clicker for use with broadhead hunting arrows.

Another object of my invention is to provide a new archery clicker for use with broadhead hunting arrows wherein the trigger arm is moved upwardly out of engagement with the arrowhead upon being tripped by 5 the rear edge of the arrowhead when the arrow attains full draw.

Other objects, features and advantages of my invention will be apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein a preferred embodiment of my invention has been selected for exemplification.

Brief description of the drawings In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of my new hunting clicker in cocked position in the shooting window of a bow.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front elevation view of my new hunting clicker in cocked position in the shooting window of a bow which is shown in phantom.

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of my hunting clicker in released position in the shooting window of a bow.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front elevation view of my new hunting clicker in released position in the window of a hunting bow which is shown in phantom.

Description of the preferred embodiment Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein like numerials refer to like parts throughout the several views, my new hunting clicker, shown generally at 20 is mounted on the side of shooting window 11 of an archery how 10. The bow 10 has an arrow rest 12 just above the hand grip 13. The arrow rest 12' preferably has a felt pad 14 adhered thereto and a second felt pad 15 secured to the side of the shooting window of the bow. While a fourbladed hunting broadhead 16 is shown on the arrow 17, it is understood that my clicker 20 may be used with any multibladed broadhead hunting arrow.

In the preferred form shown in the drawings, my hunting clicker comprises an oblong metal faceplate 21 which is fixedly secured to the side of the shooting window 11 of the bow 10 by a pair of screws 22 or other suitable means. The screws are preferably received in beveled holes in the faceplate so that the screw heads are flush with the surface of the faceplate. The upper tip 21a of the faceplate 21 is bent outwardly and has a hole 24 therein for receiving the upper end of a tension spring 25.

A substantially rigid metal trigger arm 26 is pivotably and slideably mounted on faceplate 21 by a pivot member shown in the form of a rivet 27 which is engaged in an elongated slot 28 in the mid-portion 26a of the trigger arm 26. The trigger arm 26 is thus mounted for movement between a lower cocked position as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and an upper release position shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

The upper tip 26b of trigger arm 26 is bent outwardly and has a hole 29 therein for receiving the lower end of tension spring 25 which normally urges trigger arm 27 into its upper release position. In the preferred form shown in the drawings, the substantially flat mid-portion 26b of arm 26 is spaced apart slightly from faceplate 21 by a spacer member 30 for ease in sliding. As best seen in FIGS. 3 and 4, mid-portion 26b is substantially parallel to faceplate 21, but the lower portion 260 of trigger arm is bent outward slightly away from the bow for accommodating the shaft arrow 17 between lower portion 26c and the side of the bow.

Trigger arm 26 has a notch 31 at its upper end for releasably engaging a retaining pin 32 which extends in substantially perpendicular rigid relation from the faceplate 21. When the pin 32 is engaged in notch 31, it

holds the trigger arm 26 in lower cocked position against the tension of spring 25.

In operation, the trigger arm 26 is placed in its cocked position wherein the lower end 260 thereof extends over the outside of the shaft of the arrow 17 supported on the arrow rest of the bow. The retaining pin 32, being engaged in notch 31, maintains the trigger arm in this cocked position. As the arrow 17 is drawn in the bow, the shaft of the arrow slides by the lower portion 260 of the trigger arm 26 until the rear edge of the broadhead 16 engages the front edge 26d of the lower end of the trigger arm as shown in FIG. 1. As the arrow continues its rearward movement to full draw position, as shown in FIG. 3, the broadhead 16 causes the trigger arm to pivot counterclockwise slightly about rivet 27 which causes notch 31 to be disengaged from retaining pin 32, whereupon the tension spring 25 pulls the trigger arm 26 upwardly out of engagement with the arrow 17 to its upper release position. This movement of the trigger arm produces an audible click which tells the hunter that the arrow has reached full draw and should be released. Furthermore, the movement of the trigger arm will be readily observed by the archer, thus, visually signaling that the arrow is fully drawn.

The slot 28 in the trigger arm is preferably about one inch long to allow sufficient trigger arm movement between cocked position and release position so that the arm will not interfere with the release of the arrow from the bow.

As mentioned hereinbefore, the use of my hunting clicker assures that the broadhead arrow will not be prematurely released before attaining full draw and, thus, prevents underdrawing and snap-shooting while hunting.

It is understood that my invention is not confined to the particular construction and arrangement of parts herein illustrated and described, but embraces all such modified forms thereof as come within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In combination, an archery bow having an arrow rest, and an archery clicker for use with broadhead hunting arrows, said clicker comprising:

(a) a trigger arm mounted on said bow above said rest for movement between a lower cocked position and an upper release position,

(b) means for retaining said trigger arm in a said lower cocked position and for releasing same when said trigger arm is tripped by the head of a broadhead arrow as the arrow attains full draw position in the bow, and

(c) resilient means for constantly urging said trigger arm upwardly to said release position out of engagement with said arrow whereby the arrow may be released.

2. The archery clicker as specified in claim 1 including a faceplate for attachment to a bow, a pivot pin extending from said faceplate, said trigger arm being slidably mounted on said pivot pin for movement between said cocked position and said release position.

3. An archery clicker for use with broadhead hunting arrows, said clicker comprising:

(a) a faceplate for attachment to a bow,

(b) a retaining pin extending from said faceplate in fixed relation,

(c) a pivot member extending from said faceplate in fixed relation,

(d) a substantially rigid trigger arm slideably receiving said pivot member in an elongated slot for movement between a lower cocked position and an upper release position, said trigger arm having a notch in the upper end thereof adapted to engage said retaining pin for releasably holding said trigger arm in said lower cocked position,

(e) a tension spring extending between said trigger arm and said faceplate and resiliently urging said trigger arm upwardly toward said release position, and

(f) said trigger arm being adapted to be pivoted on said pivot member upon being engaged by the rear of the head of a broadhead hunting arrow as the arrow attains full draw position in the bow so that said retaining pin is disengaged from said notch and said spring forces said trigger arm upwardly out of engagement with the arrow to said release position whereby the arrow may be released.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,885,962 11/1932 Swenson et a1. 3,097,624 7/1963 Bergquist 124-23 XR US. Cl. X.R. 124-3 0 

